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              The average UAE shopper uses about 1,100 plastic bags each year - compared to the global average of 300, according to official estimates. The new measures will force retailers to charge and encourage the public to ditch them. Pawan Singh / The National

              A plastic bag charge and ban are just the first steps

              FeedbackApril 10, 2019
              Jose Vinals, chairman of Standard Chartered. The London firm had an agreement to defer prosecution in the US. Bloomberg

              Standard Chartered expected to pay over $1bn to resolve US probe

              BankingApril 09, 2019
              People hold candles at a night vigil at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda, on the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP

              We must never forget the Rwandan genocide

              EditorialApril 08, 2019
              Lebanese-British barrister Amal Clooney has been appointed special envoy on media freedom. EPA/THIBAULT VANDERMERSCH

              Amal Clooney appointed special envoy by UK government

              EuropeApril 05, 2019
              Artist Ai Weiwei's new documentary 'The Rest' highlights concerns from refugees. Getty Images

              How Ai Weiwei is shining a light on the plight of refugees

              FilmMarch 30, 2019
              An overview of the part of the eastern sector of the IFO-2 camp in the sprawling Dadaab refugee camp, north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi seen. AFP

              Kenya plans to close its largest refugee camp in Dadaab

              AfricaMarch 27, 2019
              A Syrian woman cries as she leaves a residential block reportedly hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter in 2014, in Aleppo. AFP

              British funding for Syrian war crimes investigators

              EuropeMarch 21, 2019
              Rodrigo Duterte's war against drugs has come under scrutiny from the ICC, prompting the nation's withdrawal. EPA

              By rejecting the principles of international law, Duterte and Pompeo send a dangerous message

              EditorialMarch 19, 2019
              Members of the public place flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the mosque mass murders at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, 17 March 2019. EPA

              Mosque killing video is fuelling hatred

              EditorialMarch 17, 2019
              Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al Jubeir, told the UN the kingdom would ensure fair trials Getty

              Saudi Arabia says it will maintain human rights in terror fight

              February 27, 2019
              Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al Othaimeen says regional stability will be key in upcoming meeting. Bill Kotsatos for The National

              Kashmir on OIC agenda as Pakistan asks for India exclusion

              February 27, 2019
              Indian police officers carry the coffin of their fallen colleague, who was killed in a gun battle between suspected militants and security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. February 18, 2019 - Reuters

              The intensity of India's anger makes it harder to hear calm voices

              CommentFebruary 19, 2019
              The midterm elections are being viewed as a referendum on President Rodrigo Duterte's poloicies, particularly his violent war on drug crime. AFP

              A name change is cosmetic in the face of far more pressing concerns

              EditorialFebruary 13, 2019
              Erin Saltman speaks on the final day of the World Government Summit. Chris Whiteoak / The National

              Facebook needs help to catch hate speech 'slang and nuance'

              UAEFebruary 13, 2019
              The accounts on Facebook and Instagram typically misrepresented themselves as locals. AFP

              Facebook removes 783 fake pages and accounts tied to Iran

              WorldJanuary 31, 2019
              Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Christian persecution in the Middle East prompted him to act. EPA

              Christian persecution inquiry not anti-Muslim, says head

              EuropeJanuary 30, 2019
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